The fibrinolysis inhibitor α2-antiplasmin in the human cornea
The fibrinolysis inhibitor α2-antiplasmin in the human cornea
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DOI:
10.1080/02713680500403046
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
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2
通讯作者:
Yue, BYJT
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作者:
Ayala, A;Warejecka, DJ;Yue, BYJT
Purpose : To determine whether the cornea contains and expresses, at the gene level, the major plasmin inhibitor alpha(2)-antiplasmin. Methods : Corneal sections were immunostained for alpha(2)-antiplasmin. Extracts of human corneal stroma, epithelium, and endothelium were subjected to immunodot blot and Western blot analysis. Total RNA and alpha(2)-antiplasmin specific primers were used for RT-PCR. The cDNA was sequenced. Results : alpha(2)-Antiplasmin was observed in all three corneal layers by immunolocalization and Western blots. The major alpha(2)-antiplasmin form observed in most extracts was the 70-kDa form. Total alpha(2)-antiplasmin was present at 0.119 +/- 0.014 mu g/epithelium (n = 10) and 1.45 +/- 0.47 mu g/stroma (n = 10). alpha(2)-Antiplasmin mRNA was detected in epithelial and stromal extracts and cultured human corneal stromal cells. The sequences of the PCR products were identical to that for human alpha(2)-antiplasmin. Conclusions : alpha(2)-Antiplasmin and its mRNA are present in the cornea and may serve to regulate corneal plasmin activity.